Orchis quadripunctata - Four-spotted Orchid

Orchis quadripunctata - Four-spotted Orchid

#orchids #wildlifephotography #hiking #hikingadventures #nature #Lesbos #Lesvos #Greece

Anacamptis papilionacea, commonly known as the pink butterfly orchid

Spring officially begins with the arrival of the spring equinox | Anacamptis papilionacea, commonly known as the pink butterfly orchid

#orchids #wildlifephotography #Lesbos #Lesvos #Greece

Εβαλε τέλος σε μια ζωή ατέρμονης αιχμαλωσίας Αυτοκτόνησε 44χρονος σε δομή στη Λέσβο.

Jose,44yr old man from DRC committed suicide after being trapped in #Lesvos for six years! Escaped Moria fire then held in Kara Tepe behind barbed wire he got his final asylum rejection. Many die mentally after their arrival forgotten in systems designed to degrade them

www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikai...

Agiou Panteleimonos (Αγίου Παντελεήμονος) church at Plomari on Lesvos island

#church #plomari #lesvos #greekislands #greece

Kalimera ☀️ #lesvos #greece #greecetravel #vacation #Holidays #travel #mytilene

Kalimera Mytilene castle #mytilene #greece #Holidays #vacation #islandhopping #lesvos

On Thursday 5/3/2026, a survivor of the deadly #shipwreck of 3/4/2025 in #Lesvos will stand trial in Mytilene. He is a #refugee who lost his wife and their two-year-old son in the shipwreck. He and their five-year-old daughter survived.

Case represented by RSA& @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social
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Ophrys iricolor. An orchid. This photo is from Lesvos island, Greece

Ophrys iricolor

#orchid #Lesbos, #Greece #Lesvos, #nature, #orchids #Nature #wildlifephotography #hikingadventures

waterfall

#waterfall #waterways #Lesvos #Lesbos #Greece

On #Lesvos, #Pikpa showed refugee reception can be built on dignity, not confinement. Madi Carpenter examines why community-led models matter. https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/living-in-limbo-dignity-containment-and-alternative-reception-at-pikpa #HRRC #humanrights #refugees #refugeerights #migrationpolicy

On #Lesvos, #Pikpa showed refugee reception can be built on dignity, not confinement. Madi Carpenter examines why community-led models matter. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/living-...

#HRRC #humanrights #refugees #refugeerights #migrationpolicy

Weekend in three pictures: a waterfall, the first poppies of the year, and a sandy beach

#lesvos #poppy #waterfall #Greece

Buildings in Molyvos on Lesvos island

#molyvos #lesvos #greekislands #greecetravel #greece

Himantoglossum robertianum, the first one I saw in an unexpected place yesterday evening

#orchid #olivegroves #seascape #Lesvos #Lesbos #Greece

Rund 1260 Menschen leben derzeit im Lager auf #Lesvos – Männer, Frauen und Kinder. Die meisten aus Afghanistan, gefolgt von Jemen, dem Sudan, Somalia und Eritrea.

Song Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Medium Tailed Tit... just saying

Northern Lapwing

#lesvos - Day 9 - 21st January 2026
A final full day with the first rain of the trip but there was still the opportunity for some 'in the field' time and a couple more surprises. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/lesv... #BirdsSeenIn2026

Black Kite - a rare bird here at the best of times

Common Pochard - a very scarce winter visitor

Smew!

Hen Harrier

#lesvos - Day 8 - 20th January 2026
It was technically a quiet, relaxing day but an afternoon local circuit was anything but. Quality winter birding and proof that anything is possibly out here.
blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/lesv...

Lesvos - Jewel of the Aegean - Oriole Birding Lesvos Spring migration tour, based in Kalloni. Kruper's Nuthatch, Cinereous Bunting, and hordes of spring migrant birds

Kalimera. While I am still out here in #lesvos I think I should give a plug for the @oriolebirding.bsky.social tour that I am leading from 26th April. www.oriolebirding.com/tour/lesvos-... Come and join me for a wildlife filled week in the Aegean. There are still places available.

#lesvos - Day 7 - 19th January 2026
I did not think that I could feel any colder out here! A potter around the northern end of the island was tempered by the windchill. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/lesv...

Common Chiffchaffs for starters - 2 peeping presumed 'brevirostris' #BirdsSeenIn2026

Spoonbills and Greater Flamingos

Black Stork

Snow above Potamia

Lapwing

#lesvos - Day 6 - 18th January 2026
A bitterly cold day out West in a sub-zero wind & I had to work hard for my wildlife finds but did add Redwing to my Lesvos list. There was even snow on the high tops! blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/lesv... #BirdsSeenIn2026

Hen Harrier

Woodlark

Pygmy Cormorant

Grey Wagtail

#lesvos - Day 5 - 17th January 2026
It was a bitterly cold and windy day and so staying local seemed like a good idea but there were still birds to be found and people to see. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/lesv... #BirdsSeenIn2026

Common Snipe

Silver Y

Black-capped Jay

Firecrest

#lesvos - Day 4 - 16th January 2026
Out west along the coast to Skala Eresou. A grey day but it was calm again and reached 15c! blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/lesv...

Black-throated Divers - 5 of 6

Black-necked Grebe

male Merlin

male Hen Harrier

#lesvos - Day 3 - 15th January 2026 blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/lesv...
A day around the Bay of Kalloni which was alive with a mass feeding frenzy of birds including 6 serene Black-throated Divers before a raptor roost watch down at the pans as the sun set.

Black Redstart

Siskin

Small Copper

Crown Anemone

#lesvos - Day 2 - 14th January 2026
A glorious winter's day exploring out west before an idyllic evening down at the old racetrack watching glowing birds in the late evening light. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/lesv... #birdsseenin2026

Raven on the saltpile

#lesvos - Day 1 - 13th January 2026
Oh - I seem to be back on the island for a cheeky winter break... Who knows what I shall find? blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/01/lesv...
Raven on the saltpile

red sprites at night, on a starry sky with clouds and the flash of the parent lightning below. At the bottom one can observe the mountains of Evia isl. The observer is on E. Attica, Greece, looking eastwards.

My first #red #sprites capture for 2026, over the #thunderstorms at #Lesvos isl., E Aegean Sea, some hours ago ⚡

PS. You can always check our paper on observations of #TLEs from Greek-based observers: www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/26...

Es blitzt und donnert schwer rund um die Insel #Lesvos in dieser Nacht. Nach lokalen Berichten kenterte gegen 19.00 Uhr ein Boot mit Menschen auf der Flucht zwischen der türkischen Küste und der griechischen Insel. Rettungsaktionen der türkischen Küstenwache seien unterwegs, heißt es.

It is the first orchid species I found this year in Lesvos island, Greece

the first orchid of the year

#orchid #ophrys #nature #wildlifephotography #hiking #Lesvos #Lesbos #Greece

The planned prison superstructure project on #Lesvos 🇬🇷, Vastria funded by the Mechanism of the European Asylum, #Migration & Integration Fund, has been delayed for 3 years based on legal technical impasses, social & environmental objections. A Policy failure!

www.stonisi.gr/post/103099/...

Seenotrettung in Griechenland: Die Anklage bröckelt Nach sieben Jahren müssen sich 24 Flüchtlingshelfer:innen vor Gericht verantworten – während die Beweislage immer dünner wird.

Nach sieben Jahren bröckelt die Anklage gegen 24 Helfer:innen auf #Lesvos immer weiter vor sich hin. www.woz.ch/2550/seenotr...

Our new paper in #Biology_mdpi is the cover story of the December 2025 issue. @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social #zevgolis #olivetrees #squirrel #sciurus #olivegrove #Lesvos #Lesbos #Greece

👉 www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14...